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  • 121question under oath — I verb ask, conduct questioning, cross examine, examine, examine judicially, examine on direct, examine while on trial, grill, inquire, interrogate, investigate, probe, put to the question, question, request, rest, subject to intense cross… …

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  • 122quiz — I noun catechism, examination, inquest, inquiry, inquisition, investigation, interrogation, quest, questioning, quizzing, request, review, test II verb ask, catechize, check, cross examine, cross question, examine, grill, inquire, interrogate,… …

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  • 123surrogate — [17] A surrogate is etymologically someone who has been ‘asked for’ to take the place of another. The word was borrowed from Latin surrogātus, a later form of subrogātus, the past participle of subrogāre ‘nominate an alternative candidate’. This… …

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  • 124prisoner of war — n. to interrogate; repatriate prisoners of war * * * repatriate prisoners of war to interrogate …

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  • 125suspect — I n. 1) to arrest a suspect 2) to interrogate, question a suspect 3) to place a suspect under surveillance 4) a prime suspect II v. 1) to suspect strongly 2) (D; tr.) to suspect as (to be suspected as an accomplice) 3) (D; tr.) to suspect of (the …

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  • 126witness — I n. testimony 1) to bear witness to 2) false witness (to hear false witness) one who testifies 3) to produce a witness (the district attorney finally produced a credible witness) 4) to cross examine; examine, interrogate, question; interview a… …

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  • 127pump — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. draw, suck [out]; interrogate, question, catechize; inflate, puff up. See inquiry, wind, extraction. II (Roget s IV) n. Types of pumps include: air, chain, force, Geissler, lift, mercury, sand,… …

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  • 128quiz — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. interrogate, question, examine; tease, banter. See inquiry. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. test, questioning, exam*; see examination 2 . v. Syn. question, test, cross examine; see examine 2 . III (Roget s …

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